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Looking for opinions!

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard.$209.99
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor.$329.99
Case: Antec 900.$79.99
cPU Cooler: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler.$36.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply.$109.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive-$79.99
RAM: Mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory-$106.00
video Card: BFG Tech BFGE981024GX2E GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card.$469.99
DVD Drive: SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe.$27.99

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You're putting a SLI video card (9800GX2) into a Crossfire motherboard. You could probably get by with the P5Qand save $80. And for a single 9800GX2 a 600W class PSU should be plenty of power and save $20 Corsair 650TX.

What games and what monitor size/resolution will you be using? For $470s worth of GPU power you could get more performance in certain games with 2x 4850Crossfire setup in that ASUS P5Q Deluxe. For example in CoD4 @ 1680x1050 4XAA: 9800GX2=125FPS vs 4850CF=147FPS 1920x1200 9800GX2=108FPS vs 4850CF=130FPS. You'd also save up to $130 Sapphire HD 4850 $165 after rebate
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/video/ATI/4800/CFcod4.jpg
Corsair 650TX would also be good for 2x 4850CF.


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You'll want this bracket for the Xiggy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233020

There is a new review up on the front page for the P45, you might want to review it.

I believe the WD is the better drive with better support, even though the warranty is shorter:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136073
32MB, 16MB, does not matter much.

Not a very good deal on the video card. Consider crossfire 4850s at $400 for two, or get a GTX280:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121252

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Ya I wasn't v ery sure about the 9800GX2 video card as far as performance/price ratio. Right now I am running a BFG 9800GTX video card, how does this compare to the 9800GX2 video card? Also i'm not familiar with the Crossfire Technology, what exactly is it? What would you suggest, the two 4850s or the GTX200? Thanks for your help.

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I would go with the two 4850s and an X38 or X48 board.

For a comparison of the 9800GTX, 9800GX2, CF 4850s and GTX280, look at the image in WR2's post and the following articles:
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,1964.html
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3341

Oh, and CrossfireX is similar to SLi except with AMD(ATI) cards. It's more flexible, though and can work with a wider range of cards together (like 3850 + 3870), and is expandable up to four cards at the moment (provided you have the slots to handle it). The performance of Crossfire seems to have lagged SLi slightly, but recently, it's looked like most of the kinks have been worked out and it's not only a viable option, but a great bang/buck solution, as CF 4850s beat out a GTX280 for less money!


Message edited by zipz0p on 07-14-2008 at 12:36:10 AM

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